Lost opportunity

The world is undergoing at least three overlapping business revolutions. The BS produced by the administration creates an illusion among American losers, both businesses and workers, that corporate tax cuts and "fair" international trade deals will stave off the change. What a waste of time.

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Harari's talk in Davos

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TIL: transportation costs in India

If you pick a spot in the middle of India (400-500 miles from a port), moving cargo from there to the port would be 5-8 more expensive than moving the cargo from the port to Chicago.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftD6MLzNOGY

Invention of the day: killing chickens gently

https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22029423-500-drop-air-pressure-to-give-chickens-a-stress-free-death/

Called low atmospheric pressure stunning (LAPS), the system mimics what happens when you climb to high altitudes. Over 5 minutes, air is gradually withdrawn from a chamber until the air pressure is only 20 per cent what it is outside. With less oxygen available, the birds irreversibly lose consciousness. This means they are unable to feel pain when their throats are cut, the standard method employed to kill them.

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